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Got'er in! Lessons learned: - You don't have to release the clutch to install the tranny if aligned properly. The plastic alignment tool's tip is quite a bit smaller than the tranny's. So, you get a lot of play, which causes mis-alignment. The trick was to re-realign the clutch with the tool. Firmly hold it in place and then tighten down the pressure plate enough to hold the clutch in place. If you just put the tool in, it sags from the weight of the clutch and will be misaligned. The tool will allow for about 1/4" movement in all directions so you really have to finesse it to get it centered and then hope that you got it. After doing this the tranny slid into place with ZERO resistance. A shaft from an old tranny would make this easier. - Make sure the crank handle is facing the front of the car. It will hit the top of the firewall (or your cowl panel if installed) when you lower the engine down otherwise. I had to take the crank off and use a floor jack underneath the tranny for the remainder of the install to level it in there. - The Tremec 500R shifter sits about 3 or 4" back from the original hole. I need to cut a new hole, lol. I think they sell an adaptor for this. Sheen > .........................................................................> > you have to release the clutch from the pressure plate. Then the trans> will > slide in.......> _________________________________________________________________ Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wlmailtagline ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
